Paris Saint-Germain vs Inter Miami: Confirmed line-ups as Messi faces former team for the first time

[ad_1] Lionel Messi will line up in opposition to a former workforce for the primary time ever as Inter Miami tackle Paris Saint-Germain in Atlanta within the final 16 of the Membership World Cup.

In one of the vital eye-catching knockout fixtures on the tournaments to this point, Messi – who turned 38 just some days in the past – meets the membership for whom he made greater than 50 appearances in what was a largely sad stint for the Argentine between 2021 and 2023.

Nonetheless, the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner continues to supply performances that belie his age – the latest being a blinding free-kick he scored in opposition to FC Porto within the group stage.

Regardless of the opportunity of some extra Messi magic, Miami will begin the match very a lot as underdogs.

Just lately-crowned champions of Europe, PSG are arguably the most effective workforce on the planet proper now, and supervisor Luis Enrique will probably be buoyed by the return of ahead Ousmane Dembele for the conflict on the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The France worldwide suffered a quad harm enjoying for his nation within the Nations League however not too long ago returned to coaching and is match sufficient to make the bench.

Learn on to see how the 2 groups line-up for this intriguing contest.

The build-up begins now. Vamos Miami 👊

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— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) June 29, 2025

Paris Saint-Germain workforce information The massive workforce information from the PSG camp is the return of Dembele to the squad. He can solely make the bench whereas Bradley Barcola, who is available in for Senny Mayulu, completes a lethal entrance trio that additionally consists of Need Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

A formidable midfield of Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha and Joao Neves sits behind them, with the again 4 marshalled by captain Marquinhos.

Beginning XI: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes, Ruiz, Vitinha, Neves, Kvaratskhelia, Doue, Barcola

Subs: Beraldo, Dembele, Hernandez, Kamara, Lee Kang-In, Mayulu, Mbaye, Ramos, Safonov, Arnau Tenas, Zaire-Emery

The beginning XI! #PSGMIA | #FIFACWC pic.twitter.com/VoO7x4YwNz

— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) June 29, 2025

Inter Miami workforce information There had been some pre-match hypothesis that skilled full-back Jordi Alba may miss out for Miami however supervisor Javier Mascherano has named the previous Barcelona participant within the beginning workforce.

Alba joins three different ex-Barca stars in Mascherano’s line-up, with Messi, Luis Suarez and Sergio Busquets all beginning.

PSG followers gained’t simply neglect the well-known 6-1 victory on the Camp Nou in 2017 that noticed the Catalan membership overturn a four-goal deficit within the second leg of the Champions League Spherical of 16.

Messi and Suarez each discovered the online that day, whereas Mascherano featured and Alba was on the bench. The Barcelona boss again then? Luis Enrique.